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| Cheney Blames Democrats for Gas Prices |
| 2004-08-04 |
| EFL - I believe that Cheney is blaming the wrong Democrats. It is falacious to say that the energy bill would have had any effect on gas prices this near term had it been approved, but I don't want a return to the days when the Department of the Interior was buying and confiscating huge tracts of land and the Department of Energy was mstly concerned that the Los Alamos janitorial staff was pleased with its badge color. "John Kerry and John Edwards voted no," Cheney said. "It's another area where I think there is a significant difference." Cheney advocated increasing domestic oil production in wildlife areas in Alaska and other regions that are off-limits to development. "We have put ourselves into a box. The only thing I can think of to do is to keep pushing for a comprehensive energy policy," he said. "We are at the mercy of those international oil prices." -snip - Although, I'm sure that it is secret, I speculate that the Kerry-Edwards Energy plan leans heavily on juche philosophy for solutions. If I were Bush, I would call Congress back and bring the Energy Plan to the floor along with the 9-11 proposals. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #15 I use special fittings and help myself to the tanker trucks while they are eating burgers at the truck stops. Make sure the diamond signs read 1203 or you may be getting a load of diesel. Just kidding. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-04 9:03:49 PM |
| #14 I blame the University of Miami in Kentucky. |
| Posted by: J Forbes Kerry 2004-08-04 8:52:44 PM |
| #13 Dan, ...and don't forget that the DNC crowd actually pay $2.03 a gallon for gas instead of the 52.9 cents we here at Rantburg pay after they apply the secret "VRWC discount" when we purchase our gas with our Halliburton brand Gas card... Don't tell me you didn't sign up for one of those cards? I even got a new toaster with my last fill up... |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2004-08-04 4:25:08 PM |
| #12 my bad - guess i am not up on pc lingo |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-08-04 2:38:48 PM |
| #11 Dan, his "/LLL" was a sign that it was all sarcasm.. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-04 2:00:32 PM |
| #10 #9 stop acting like a mouthpiece for the dnc and show the facts.... i find it hard to believe that the US has spent 14 years setting the stage for haliburton... show the facts or (as in the words of the some famous dems) shove it! |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-08-04 1:53:28 PM |
| #9 You'd better have your Halliburton cronies start pumping more stolen oil out of Iraq then, Cheney. /LLL |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-08-04 12:48:07 PM |
| #8 The oil prices are not solely a reflection of the current amount of gasoline available to pump and the response of the current purchasers. The prices reflect an anticipation about the availability of oil over the projected future. This can be seen from the fact that the prices fluctate based upon news about what might happen based upon current information. If there was the prospect of substantially more oil coming on the market in two years, oil prices would be lower than they are now. News concerning anticipated difficulty in the Middle East over the medium-term would have a less damaging effect. Consider an analogy: I'm sick, but the doctor will be coming in hour. And, I'm sick, but the doctor might not ever come. I will evaluate my condition differently based upon my belief about the future. |
| Posted by: Anonymous5650 2004-08-04 12:42:14 PM |
| #7 We, and by we I mean the West, really need to be energy independent so our foreign polocies aren't dictated in the slums of Tehran or the palaces of the House of Saud Easy to say. Putting it into practice is another matter entirely. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-04 12:03:36 PM |
| #6 Another comment: Although, I'm sure that it is secret... I'm slowly beginnning to realize that that's how Kerry/Edwards are going to work on being all things to all people. Do you realize they depend so heavily on this strategy if they win they'll seriously damage the democratic party? They have to choose between ****ing off all the people they've told they won't fight the war or pissing off all the people they've told they'll be better at fighting the war. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-08-04 9:04:19 AM |
| #5 It is falacious to say that the energy bill would have had any effect on gas prices in the near term... Well, remember, we're going on four years or so of sitting on our butts on that issue. We can never get there if we never get started. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-08-04 9:01:36 AM |
| #4 You know Arizona is dotted with old drill sights,and the only way you would know an old site is you have to know what you are looking for.The average person wouldn't see anything but a flat spot. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-08-04 8:18:14 AM |
| #3 We don't really have an energy shortage. All we really have is a shortage of will power and determination. We, and by we I mean the West, really need to be energy independent so our foreign polocies aren't dictated in the slums of Tehran or the palaces of the House of Saud |
| Posted by: cheaderhead 2004-08-04 6:25:39 AM |
| #2 The J&J's energy plan involves sipping tea while talking about how nice it would be to put a wind farm up on poor people's land where it wouldn't interfere with their yacht sailing or the luxurious views from their third and fourth estates. The rest of us want to put a windfarm up their hiney's |
| Posted by: Brutus 2004-08-04 2:49:25 AM |
| #1 How about ONE formulation of gas for the entire nation? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-04 1:24:14 AM |